Improvement in sheet-music holders



H; B an. s. LADD. `Sheet-Music Holders. No. 146,192. Pateqtdlamnsm.

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UNITED STATES HENRY R. LADD AND GEORGE s. LADD, OE PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND. y

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IMPROVEMENT IN SHEETMUSIC HOLDERS.

Specifica-tion forming part of Lettfrs Patent No. 146,192, dated Jantary 6, 1874; application filed September 4, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that We, HENRY B. LADD and GEORGE S. LADD, both of the city and county of Providence, in the State of Rhode Island,

have invented a new and useful Sheet-Music Holder, of which the following is a specication:

Our invention relates to a Sheetmusic holder in which the sheets are contained in a hoppershaped receptacle, the bottom of which is corrugated, so as to hold the sheets in place and prevent their rollin g up. This hopper-shaped receptacle is attached to and makes a part of a stand, which may be made of any desired form or ornamental design, and Which may also be provided with shelves below the musicholder for the reception of books or other articles.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an isometrical drawing. Fig. 2 is a Vertical section of the bottom of the holder, showing its corrugations.

A represents .the holder With its receptacle A sheet-music f holder constructed with slightly-aring sides and providdyvith a corrugated bottom, as herein described, and for the purpose specified.

HENRY B. `LADD. GEORGE LADD.

Witnesses:

HENRY MnRsH, Jr., E. GARD. 

